Tipton Cty. Bd. of Ed. v. Dennis

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

These actions were instituted under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, T.C.A. §§ 23-3301 et seq. They arose out of a collision between an automobile being driven by Mrs. Jane Ann Dennis and a school bus which was stalled on State Highway 59 at about 7:30 a.m. on January 23, 1974. Mrs. Dennis was fatally injured in the accident. Her twelve-year-old son, a passenger in her car, sustained personal injuries.

The trial court found that Mrs. Dennis was guilty of proximate contributory negligence and dismissed the action brought for her wrongful death. He allowed…